Carry-Over of Wheat for 1931 May Be Less
Ottawa reports a surplus of 313 million bushels of wheat on October 31 per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics review. If current sales policy continues, the 1931 carry-over will be below last July. 1930 output at 396 million, with 112 million carryover at July 31. The review cites export expectations, quality distribution, and Western Canadian yields as factors shaping 1931 prices and stocks.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominica
Bon
United Kingdom
Europe
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
No Change Likely Tarif At Churchill To Be Same As Other Ports
Ottawa Ont It may be taken for granted that the present government would not contemplate a tariff schedule at Churchill different from other Canadian ports. Government circles here comment on Hon R A Hoey proposal that Churchill be a free port for Britain goods. Some European ports act as free ports but imports must meet the tariffs of the destination country.
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Churchill
Ottawa
Canada
Treles
R.A. Hoey
Manitoba
Europe
Market For Wheat Reported From Mexico City Purchase
Reports to the Chicago Board of Trade say the Mexican Government arranged purchase of 200000 bushels of Canadian wheat from the Canadian peak.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Mexico City
London plans back to the farm approach to unemployment
The Lloyd government weighs a rural return option to curb unemployment in the country. The idea envisions job creation through farming related work and regional development, aiming to ease urban job shortages and stimulate agricultural sectors.
United Farmers of Manitoba backs wheat price stabilization plan
The United Farmers of Manitoba endorsed the premiers' mission to Ottawa to secure Dominion aid for stabilizing western wheat prices through government intervention. Manitoba favors no fixed price in resolution, while Saskatchewan and Alberta lean toward pegged prices. a Saskatoon conference Nov 26 to 28 will decide on steps. Manitoba will send delegates to the interprovincial talks with Ontario and Canadian Council of Agriculture also represented.
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Portage la Prairie
Man
Ottawa
Manitoba
George H. Williams
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Williams
United Farmers of Ontario
Canadian Council of Agriculture
Prairie Farm Body
Exhibit of Choicest Products at Royal Winter Fair
At the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto the gates opened with no ceremony as crowds viewed hundreds of horses livestock poultry foxes and cats and dogs. Buildings housed apples fruit flowers seeds and grains from across Canada and the United States. Sir Robert Borden officially opened the show in the Coliseum addressing the throng.
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Toronto
Csada
United States
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Robert Borden
Wheat acreage should not be reduced in Canada
Harold Fry of Regina argues against cutting wheat acreage as an economic fallacy. He chairs the World Grain Exhibition committee and serves as Saskatchewan Wheat Pool publicity director. Fry says Canada produces the world's best hard spring wheat and is the top exporter, and he urges expanding markets, reducing production costs, and finding new uses for wheat to maintain supremacy.
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Toronto
Canada
Harold 8. Fry
Regina
Saskatchewan
Fry
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Hoey backs free port plan for Churchill harbor
Manitoba acting premier R A Hoey told the United Farmers of Manitoba convention that declaring Churchill on Hudson Bay a free port of entry for British goods would aid western agriculture and create lasting profits in the region. He argued the move would bolster the West’s economic development and settlement efforts.
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Portage la Prairie
Man
Churchill
Hudson Bay
R. A. Hoey
Manitoba
United Farmers of Manitoba
Telegraph transmission speeds rise to 9120 words per minute
R B Steele assistant chief engineer of the Canadian National Telegraphs announced London branch officials that carrier current system extension will soon enable telegrams at 9120 words a minute. He noted that in 1927 the capacity of a wire pair rose from 400 to 4120 words per minute, and recent developments now permit 9120 words per minute for a single pair.
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London
Engineering Institute of Canada
R. B. Steele
Canadian ‘National Telegraphs
Steele
Funds Set Aside for Relief Programs Across Dominion and Provinces
A new expenditures list approved by Minister Gideon Robertson shows joint total spending for unemployment relief and relief works reaching 45,660,705. Added sums for Nova Scotia and Manitoba raise the total by 1,038,755.43 with shares 916,205.43 to the east and 122,590 to Manitoba. The grand allotment lists Nova Scotia 1,025,305, Prince Edward Island 144,000, New Brunswick 106,300, Quebec 3,501,800, Ontario 10,735,103, Manitoba 393,740, Saskatchewan 1,476,941, Alberta 2,667,586, British Columbia 1,325,482, Yukon 5,000, plus Canadian Pacific Railway 11,514,000 and Canadian National Railway 11,765,498 and a grade crossing fund 50,000. The Canadian National Railways program to speed construction by government-paid interest is designed to employ people quickly, with total project costs estimated at 9,048,653 and railway share 6,654,748. Remaining funds come from the grade crossing fund and other sources, with railways to determine contribution via the Board of Trailway Commissioners. An additional 6,110,750 covers rails and related works. The list includes Freight storage shed Fort William Ontario 132,000 railway share. Subway Saskatoon 300,000 railway share 40,000. Diversion railway line Westport Ontario 550,000 railway share 550,000. Relay 160 miles main line heavier rails 1,103,054. Lay track on about 143 miles branch lines 1,540,000 to railway.
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Ottawa
Gideon Robertson
Dominion
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Yukon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railways
Board of Trailway Commissioners
Fort Witam
Ont
Saskatoon
Westport
No Interference Says C N R Head Henry Thornton
Sir Henry Thornton chairman and president of the Canadian National Railways says there is no complaint about its treatment by the present government and no apprehension for the future. He notes steady work and routine matters in discussions with Minister R J Manion after a tour of the Maritimes.
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T Henry Thornton
C.N.R
Ottawa
Ont
Henry Thornton
Canadian National Rail 3
Canadian Tional
Henry
R. J. Manion
Maritimes
Fall Grain Sown Areas Drop in Canada 1980 Report
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 891 000 acres sown to fall wheat in Canada as of Oct 31 1980 down 148 000 from 1 012 000 a year earlier. Fall rye area 44 000 acres down from 1 116 000 in 1929 with 93 percent of ten year average. Also notes 750 000 crippled children in Soviet Union as clinics planned by health ministry.
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Doris Fon
Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Stat
Demand for complete independence at London Round Table
At the London Round Table Conference, Muhammed Ali of the All-India Muslim League proclaimed that he seeks full independence, not Dominion status, stating he would only return to India with freedom in hand. Dr. B S Moonje pressed for responsible government, challenging the conservatives.
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Salam
London
England
India
Round Table
Muhammed ‘al
Ali Brothers
all-India
Moslem League
Lord Peel
Lord Irwin
Muhammed Ali
Dr. B
Moonje
Hindu Mahasabhas
Protection Society
Government Proposes New National Agricultural Policy
Toronto report on Dominion Minister of Agriculture Robert Weir announcing a national agricultural policy at the Royal Winter Fair. Four measures aim to improve cattle bloodlines, home grown feed use, marketing science, and poultry disease control, with free sire for two years and subsidized breed sows to boost pork production for home and export markets.
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Toronto
Ont
Robert Weir
Dominion
Canada
Weir
Government awaits census for unemployment plan progress
In Toronto Ontario the Dominica Government expects the 1931 census to guide national unemployment insurance action. Senator Robertson noted census questions will cover employment, aiming for a full picture by June. He forecast a world market revival after Soviet Russia’s disorganizing attempts. Dr J D Monteith, Ontario Labour Minister, projected prosperity returning by spring or summer with public works boosting morale.
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Toronto
Ont
Dominica
Roberts
Labor
Ontario Community Welfare Council
Robertson
Russia
Bess
J. D. Monteith
Ortaro
Canadian Percheron pair set to sail to England
A six year old Percheron mare and her foal from Pekisko Alberta, owned by a Prince of Wales trust, will depart Montreal November 25 for Lord Middleton’s Malton farm in Yorkshire. Princeton Carman and Princeton June have won many ribbons in Western Percheron classes and are described as rare blooded Canadian stock headed to England to boost stud material.
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Toronto
Prince of Wales
Pekisko
Alberta
Princeton Carman
West
Princeton
Lord Middleton
Montreal
Malton
Yorkshire
England
W. J. Carlyle
E.P. Rand
Canada
Carlyle
Premiers Visit Edinburgh Fainburgh Scotland
Three prime ministers from Canada Australia and New Zealand spent a day in Edinburgh. They visited the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle and laid wreaths before receiving the freedom of the city at Usher Hall.
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Fainburgh
Scotland
Pire
R. B. Bennett
Canada
James Scullin
Australia
Forbes
New Zealand
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle
Usher Hall
Vancouver Trades Council backs conscription of high incomes
Delegates from Vancouver New Westminster and districts Trades and Labor Council urged that fall incomes over $50 000 a year be conscripted as a remedy for unemployment, addressing both federal and provincial governments through a revolution in policy.
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Vancouver
Vancouver, New Westminster
Heavier Salmon Imports Reported by Board of Trade
London reports that imports of canned salmon from Canada in the first ten months of the year exceeded 1920 levels while Russian salmon imports fell sharply. Rt Hon William Graham, president of the Board of Trade, told the House of Commons the figures.
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London
England
Canada
Russia
William Graham
Board of Trade
House of Commons
West optimism voiced by Minister on British Columbia future
Hon. Alfred Duranleau Minister of Marine spoke of strong confidence in Western prospects after a Pacific coast trip. He highlighted British Columbia and the west remaining optimistic despite a subdued mood at the time, stressing potential for growth and recovery.
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Ouswa
Pacific Coast
Alfred Duranleau
British Columbia
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